Weeding tool



June 11, 1.929. I STONE 1,716,841

WEEDING TOOL- Filed March 11, 1926 gn-wzwror, ffrmwn/ Sfiowe Patented June 11, 1929 1 1,716,841

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN STONE, OF GBEELEY, COLORADO. I

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Application filed March 11, 1926. Serial; No. 93,939.

The invention relates to weeding tools parthe operator can manipulate the same relaticularly adapted for weeding onions, and has tively close to a plant, for instance an onion for its object to provide a device of this plant, which is made possible by the parcharacter comprising a U-shaped handle, ticular shape of the blade.

i 5 the arms of which are connected together by- The device is preferably formed from a a V-shaped cutter blade in reverse relation single piece of rod material which is first, to the handle member, and substantially while in a straight condition, flattened and triangular shaped whereby a weeding operasharpened intern'iediate its end, after which tion may be accomplished. relatively close to the device is bent to form over a form and 10 a plant, which .is made possible by the trithe-rod ends 7 wchilcd together at 8, therefore angular shape of the blade. it will be seen that the device may be cheaply A further object is to form the handle manufactured and sold. 3y converging the member and blade from a single piece of maarms 2 the handle member can be positively terial, preferably round material which may gripped by the operator while using the dcbe flattened when in the form of a straight vice and by having the arms 2 spaced, it. is rod and its opposite edges sharpened and obvious the upper portion of a plant may then bent to form so that the ends of the pass therebetwcen where it can be easily rod will term-the handle member which may hold by the operator, for instance where the be easily welded together. device is used for transplanting small plants, 20 With the above and other objects'in view and at which time the dirt will beheld. with the invention resides in the combination and the plant within the triangular blade and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set the triangular blade can be forced downtorth, shown in the drawing, described and wardly into the groundfor forming a hole claimed, it being understood that changes and the blade can then be removed from 7 F in the precise embodiment of the invention under the plant for leaving the plant in the may be made within the scope of what is hole formed by the blade when forced into claimed without departing from the spirit the ground.

ot the invention. From the above it will be seen that a gar- In the drawing den tool is provided, particularly adapted 30 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the weedfor weeding onions which is simple in con ing tool. struction, positive in its operation and one Figure 2 is a front elevation of the weedwherein a'wceding operation may be accoming tool. plished relatively close to a plant.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view The inventionhaving been. set forth what taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2. is. claimed as new and useful is Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 A weeding device comprising a U-shaped designates the U-shaped handle member of handle member and a triangular shaped the tool, the arms 2 of which extend downblade carried by the arms of the U-shaped wardly and converge and terminate in down-. handle member, the arms of the U-shaped 40 wardly and outwardly inclined flattened handle member being round and the passage portions 3, the ends of which terminate in between the arms oi the Ll-shaped handle downwardly converging blades i which are member being in communication with the connected together at 5. The edges of the chamber of the triangular shaped blade and portions 4 are sharpened as at 6 whereby forming means whereby a plant may pass during a weeding operation when the opera between the arms of the handle member tor grasps the handle member 1, the triwithout damage to the plant and for the. angular shaped blade will easily pass through entire length of the handle member and the dirt for severing a weed at a point below triangular shaped blade.

the ground or passing entirely under the In testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my 50 weed so it can be dislodged. By providing signature.

the triangularly shaped. blade, it is obvious HERMAN STONE. 

